The Marine Corps yesterday placed a $339 million delivery order with Ontario-based General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada for 600 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, a deal that will expand production of the high-priority blast-proof trucks overseas. Roughly half of the GDLS-Canada vehicles, based on an extended version of the RG-31 Mk5, will be built by BAE Systems Land Systems OMC of Benoni, South Africa, Tom de Faye, director of marketing and business development for the Ontario-based vehicle maker, told InsideDefense.com ...
